RAF Patrington | |
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Patrington Haven, East Yorkshire in England | |
Coordinates | 53°39′47″N 0°02′17″W / 53.663°N 0.038°W |
Grid reference | TA297203 |
Type | Radar site |
Code | 09G |
Area | 39 acres (16 ha) |
Site information | |
Owner | Air Ministry (1942–1964) Ministry of Defence (1964–1975) |
Operator | Royal Air Force |
Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command |
Site history | |
In use | 1942–1955 (Radar site) 1951–1975 (domestic site) |
Fate | Partially demolished |
RAF Patrington (or Royal Air Force Patrington), was a Ground-controlled interception (GCI) station of the Royal Air Force in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The base was operational during the Second World War, but was replaced by RAF Holmpton during the Cold War, although Patrington's domestic site remained open until the mid-1970s to house personnel for Holmpton. Some of the buildings of the old technical site survive abandoned near to Patrington Haven, but the domestic site has had a holiday park built upon it.